Railway passengers alert! Ticket fare for these trains to be hiked by up to Rs 50 - A hydrocarbon surcharge (HCS) ranging from Rs 10 to Rs 50 will be added to the ticket fare for specific trains from April 15.
The move comes after sharp criticism of the Union government’s strategy of maintaining high fuel taxes throughout the pandemic as a means of shoring up the Indian government’s fiscal deficit.
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021 12:11 PM MYT
In a video posted to social media yesterday, Bolsonaro said the decree would suspend both the so-called PIS/Cofins tax on diesel and taxes on cooking gas for two months. Reuters pic
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BRASILIA, March 2 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he would issue a decree today suspending a tax on diesel fuel, a move aimed at placating truckers who threatened to strike, while sources told Reuters the government would hike taxes on banks to offset lost revenue.
In a video posted to social media yesterday, Bolsonaro said the decree would suspend both the so-called PIS/Cofins tax on diesel and taxes on cooking gas for two months.
Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 07:47 IST
Petrol Diesel Price Rate Today: A litre of petrol now costs Rs 95.46 in Mumbai as compared with Rs 95.21 a litre on Sunday. Diesel is retailing at Rs 86.34 a litre, 30 paise more than yesterday s price. File photo | Photo Credit: BCCL
New Delhi: State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Monday (February 15) increased the retail prices of petrol and diesel prices for the seventh successive day across the country. Following the daily revision in auto fuel rates, petrol prices rose by 23-26 paise while diesel prices went up by 28-30 across four metropolitan cities in the country.
In Delhi, petrol prices climbed to Rs 88.99 a litre as against Rs 88.73 per litre on Sunday while diesel was retailing at Rs 79.35 (29 paise increase) a litre as per data from Indian Oil Corporation website. In the last seven days, the price has gone up by Rs 2.06 per litre for petrol while diesel rate has risen by Rs 2.56 a litre.